Caramelized Onion And Apple Chutney

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 large red onions
• 3 apples
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 cups golden balsamic vinegar
• 3 cups brown sugar
• 3 bay leaves
• 20 crushed peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon clove

Recipe

• 1 chop the onions as fine as you like and cook them in a little oil until they're soft. add them, along with everything else, to your big, nonreactive, heavy-bottomed cooking pot. bring the mixture to a boil and then down to a simmer. continue to simmer until the onions are translucent and the liquid has nearly evaporated. this may take as long as two hours.
• 2 i learned a neat trick for determining whether your chutney is done. it comes from thane prince's, jellies, jams & chutneys. (i seem to be fully on-board with the brits for this recipe.) drag a wooden spoon through the mixture, across the bottom of the pan. if it leaves a clear path, with only a little liquid running back, you're all set.
• 3 when jarring this recipe, you'll notice lots and lots of air bubbles. i worked around the sides with my little spatula to release them. i allowed 1/2 inch of head space and processed 15 minutes. yielded six half-pints.